Acoustic Album of the YearDavid Maxwell & Louisiana Red, You Got to MoveMaria Muldaur & her Garden of Joy, Good Time Music for Hard TimesSaffire-the Uppity Blues Women, Havin' The Last WordSamuel James, For Rosa, Maeve and NoreenVarious Artists, Things About Comin' My Way - A Tribute to the music of the Mississippi Sheiks

Album of the YearDuke Robillard's Jumpin' Blues Revue, Stomp! the Blues TonightEddie C. Campbell, Tear This World UpJoe Louis Walker, Between a Rock and the BluesLouisiana Red & Little Victor's Juke Joint, Back to the Black BayouVarious Artists, Chicago Blues A Living History

Traditional Blues Album of the YearJohn Primer, All OriginalJohnnie Bassett, The Gentleman is BackLouisiana Red & Little Victor's Juke Joint, Back to the Black BayouSuper Chikan, ChikadelicVarious Artists, Chicago Blues A Living History